p2Trace™
p2Trace™ Overview
• An integral part of the Digitized Schematic
Solutions LLC, Digital Schematic Tool (DST)
application
• Is especially effective when working with large,
complex schematics associated with many
weapons systems
• Allows for easy navigation and viewing
• Facilitates instantaneous access to any
schematic, component or wire
• Permits instantaneous drill-down capability on a
specific signal from the highest level (e.g., system
interconnect diagram) to the lowest level (e.g.,
active component) of any individual schematic
• Interactively traces signals and flows through a
system, showing accurate paths through cables,
connectors and backplane wiring harnesses
• Allows for markup of individual schematics
• Comprehensive context sensitive help file
gives detailed instructions for every feature and
function in the application
• Integrates seamlessly with the DSS p2Sim™
application
• Can be readily employed as a stand-alone tool, or
integrated within the troubleshooting procedures
of any existing Interactive Electronic Technical
Manual / Electronic Technical Manual (IETM /
ETM), including the S-1000D IETM standard
• Effectively supports troubleshooting and onthe-job (OJT) / traditional classroom training
requirements
• Is reported to reduce Mean Time to Repair
(MTTR) by as much as 40%
• Proven to reduce troubleshooting research time
from hours to minutes for suspected failures
associated with system wiring or cabling
• Currently employed on many U.S. DoD / U.K.
military programs – Lauded by all
Description / Purpose
Troubleshooting is one of the major problems facing
the technician / maintainer in effectively performing
maintenance on most electronic systems. Most every
technician / maintainer has seen a “perfectly good
component” appear to malfunction because of a
bad cable connector or backplane wiring harness.
If determined to be the result of defective wiring,
finding the specific failure can often require hours of
researching technical data, which more often than not
is located in one or more technical manuals. p2Trace™
reduces research time from hours to seconds by
systematically eliminating wire tracing problems and
providing the user with an interactive, automated
map of every signal in the system, from its origin to
its termination. This interactive map is pre-colorized
to depict signal, ground and power. This colorization
feature enhances learning by differentiating the various
traces by a specific color.
Wire list data is much more simplified in p2Trace™
since it is handled by a relational database because
p2Trace™ uses state-of-the-art Computer Graphic
Metafile (CGM) Level 4 vector graphics throughout and
there is no loss of graphic integrity through pixilation, as
is common with many other graphic formats. The user
can click on a signal or wire and instantly see where the
signal goes. The signal automatically continues through
all supporting schematics and is readily accessible
through sheet-to-sheet hyperlinks.
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p2Trace™ graphically follows the logical relationships of
the signal within the system. The powerful combination
of a relational database and intelligent graphics allows
p2Trace™ to process even the most complex signal
relationships quickly and more accurately.
The p2Trace™ Process
• Schematics are initially converted from any format,
including paper, into intelligent CGM Level 4 Vector
graphics
• Schematics are analyzed by the DSS engineering staff
and signal paths and types are pre-identified
for colorization and then catalogued
• Components are identified and organized by
standard type
• CGM Graphics and metadata are entered into a
relational database
• A DSS customized viewer is designed and developed
with selectable pull-down menus to enable the user
instant access to all available data including specific
schematics or components
p2Trace™ is a product of Digitized Schematic Solutions (DSS) LLC,
Westlake Village, Calif.
31416 Agoura Road #140, Westlake Village, CA 91361
Tel. 818.889.1136 | Fax 818.889.1476 | www.digitizedschematic.com